Real size
How big is Lebanon really?
10,000 km²
3,860 sq mi · 5th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of the Gambia
Normal web maps draw it 1.5× too big
Lebanon covers 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi), about the size of the Gambia. A normal web map draws it about 1.5 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
LebanonGambia
LebanonGambia
- Real area
- 10,000 km²
- Size rank
- 163rd of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.5× too big
- Latitude
- 34°N
Countries about the same size
- GambiaAbout the same size
- JamaicaJamaica is 1.1 times the size of Lebanon
- QatarQatar is 1.1 times the size of Lebanon
- Puerto RicoLebanon is 1.1 times the size of Puerto Rico
- VanuatuVanuatu is 1.1 times the size of Lebanon
Lebanon through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Lebanon?
- Lebanon covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi). It is the 5th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Lebanon look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Lebanon about 1.5 times too big.
- Is Lebanon bigger than the Gambia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.